Ben Franklin to Alex Haley (Roots) to the Fireside Poets (page 256):
To read, comprehend, interpret, and respond to
poetry
To relate poems to personal experience
To summarize a piece of literature
To identify meter
To build vocabulary in context
To respond to poems through writing, speaking,
listening and projects
Do you find that the lyrics, approach to life, or attitudes of your favorite musical artists reflect your feelings, your concerns and your views? Memorable musicians do more than strike a chord with listeners; they give voice to a generation.
Who will be the memorable musicians of your generation? Why will they be memorable? What feelings, concerns or views do they promote in their lyrics or public appearances?
1) Review Poetic Devices (Tools used to build figurative poetry)
Poetic Devices Examples from Thanatopsisin Bold
Similie-a comparison using like or as
He runs like a gazelle When the thoughts of the last hour come like a blight. Rock wisdom as ancient as the sun
Metaphor - compare without using like or as, it is something
Mr. Hanch is a cheeta
Personification - giving human characteristics to an inanimate object
The sun smiled upon me. A healing sympathy steals away their sharpness.(also an alliteration) Breathless darkness
Alliteration - repition of a consante sound.
Sally sells seashells at the seashore.
Fireside Poets__
William Cullen Bryant
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Fireside Poets (page 256):
To read, comprehend, interpret, and respond to
poetry
To relate poems to personal experience
To summarize a piece of literature
To identify meter
To build vocabulary in context
To respond to poems through writing, speaking,
listening and projects
Do you find that the lyrics, approach to life, or attitudes of your favorite musical artists reflect your feelings, your concerns and your views? Memorable musicians do more than strike a chord with listeners; they give voice to a generation.
Who will be the memorable musicians of your generation? Why will they be memorable? What feelings, concerns or views do they promote in their lyrics or public appearances?
1) Review Poetic Devices (Tools used to build figurative poetry)
Poetic Devices Examples from Thanatopsisin Bold
Fireside Poets__
William Cullen Bryant
Oliver Wendell Holmes